Roll.No. Code.No. 087
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SOCIAL SCIENCE
Time allowed: 80 minutes] [Maximum Marks: 25
General Instructions:
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- Questions 1 to 11 carry 2 marks each and question 12 carries 3 marks
- Marks for each question are indicated near it.
1. How important are public facilities in economic development? 2
2. Discuss the generation and propagation of Tsunami waves. 2
3. Why was Khilafat movement launched? 2
4. Define decentralization. Explain its basic principle. 2
5. Giving examples differentiate between stock and reserve. 2
6. Complete the following table assuming that there are only 4 families in each state
| States | Family | Per capita income | |||
| I | II | III | IV | ||
| A | 500 | 10000 | 550 | (a) ------ | 3000 |
| B | 3000 | 2500 | 4000 | 3500 | (b) -------- |
Are both states equally developed? Why? 2
7. Distinguish between Union List and State List? 2
8. Why was Civil Disobedience Movement called off? What were its results? 2
9. (a) List any 2 human activities that have contributed to land degradation 1
(b) What are shelter belts? 1
10. Why have the relations between Sinhala and Tamil communities in
11. How does water cause soil erosion? Explain. 2
12. What were the position of Dailts during the pre-Independence period? How did Gandhiji integrate them into the National Movement? 3
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